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Tech company tests life-saving sensors inside Oklahoma County jail
News9 - Oklahoma
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Inmate deaths at the Oklahoma County Jail have caught the attention of a global tech company, which is now testing radar technology—originally developed for space—inside the facility in hopes of preventing future fatalities. On any given day, more...
Rural Oklahoma kids were getting more counselors — then federal cuts pulled funding
NPR
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July 28, 2025
The National Association of School Psychologists counted more than 200 mental health training programs that received letters of grant non-continuation from the U.S. Education Department. Jovana Mugosa for NPR hide caption toggle caption Jovana...
OCCC joins Amazon AI and machine learning alliance
The Journal Record - Oklahoma
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August 15, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City Community College has joined the Amazon-Machine Learning University (MLU) Educators Consortium and Amazon-Machine Learning University Transformation Alliance, a national initiative helping faculty integrate artificial...
Sorority Girls Are the Right's Latest Obsession
Newsweek
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August 17, 2025
If you've taken a quick glance at social media over the last few weeks, you'll likely have spotted two things. The first, viral posts of sorority girls dancing, part of the #RushTok trend that's been picking up steam as university life kicks off...
Out of the Toy Box exhibit ends soon at Science Museum Oklahoma
The Journal Record - Oklahoma
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July 25, 2025
OKLAHOMA CITY — The curtain is about to close on one of Science Museum Oklahoma‘s most beloved art exhibitions. Out of the Toy Box: The Toy Photography of Mitchel Wu will conclude its run in the museum’s smART Space gallery on Sunday. Since...
Get Ready For Deep Fried Ranch Dressing At The Oklahoma State Fair
KWFS - Texas
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July 25, 2025
Every year, the Oklahoma State Fair tries to outdo itself in the category of “Did we really need to fry that?” And just when you think we’ve hit peak ridiculousness, along comes 2025 with a strong contender: Deep Fried Ranch Dressing. That is the...
OSU students share real-world solutions at summer undergraduate research symposium
Oklahoma State University
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July 25, 2025
Friday, July 25, 2025 From public health to plant science, students from around the country spent their summer at Oklahoma State University tackling real-world problems. On July 24, students shared their work at the 2025 Summer Undergraduate...
Historic SNAP cuts put 131,000 Oklahomans at risk of losing benefits
The Oklahoman
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President Trump's budget bill includes stricter SNAP rules, shifting costs to states and potentially impacting 131,000 Oklahomans. Oklahoma's high error rate in SNAP administration could require the state to pay 15% of benefit costs, potentially...
Teammates, friends mourn Scarborough basketball star in the making
CBC/Radio-Canada
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August 17, 2025
When Adeena Razzaq showed up at the Jarvis Collegiate Institute basketball court in Toronto this week, she arrived wearing her brother's clothes. "Ever since I was a kid I've been wearing his clothes," the 18-year-old told CBC Toronto. "He got mad...
How Oklahoma families can save on back-to-school shopping
News9 - Oklahoma
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Though school starts for most Oklahoma students in only a few weeks, some parents are already completing their back-to-school shopping. Research shows 62% of shoppers say they will begin back-to-school shopping before August, up over 8 percentage...
OSU students share real-world solutions at summer undergraduate research expo
Oklahoma State University
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July 25, 2025
Friday, July 25, 2025 Media Contact: Page A Mindedahl | Communications Specialist | 405-744-9782 | page.mindedahl@okstate.edu From public health to plant science, students from around the country spent their summer at Oklahoma State University...
Ginnie Graham: Homelessness can't be fixed without social workers doing the hard parts
Tulsa World - Oklahoma
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Nestled in the corner of a Tulsa motel, Angie Humble is shy about answering her door. Nine years living on the street has her leery of people, but a painful skin cancer eating into her nasal passage amplifies her reluctance to be around others....
See photos of the Science Museum Oklahoma exhibit 'Out of the Toy Box'
The Oklahoman
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The exhibit "Out of the Toy Box: The Toy Photography of Mitchel Wu" shows 55 photos by the Los Angeles-based toy photographer, plus a selection of dioramas constructed for his photos, videos and written notes from behind the scenes, is on view in...
50 years later: Historic 'handshake in space' is an Oklahoma story
Tulsa World - Oklahoma
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Apollo 11 moonwalk, 1969: One small step for man, one giant leap for mankind. Apollo-Soyuz Test Project, 1975: One big step in defrosting the Cold War — and how about some Conway Twitty? Fifty years ago this month, the United States and Soviet...
State Lawmakers say Private Virtual School can't come to Oklahoma without proper approval
News9 - Oklahoma
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State Superintendent Ryan Walters says the state has partnered with a virtual private school, but state lawmakers say the school has not met the proper requirements to operate in Oklahoma. Superintendent Walters announced the partnership with...
Minnesota scored well on businesses’ use of AI, but scored worst for the low share of high schoolers in computer science classes
Insight News - Minnesota
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July 25, 2025
A new study found Minnesota is the No. 22 most prepared place in the nation for the AI revolution based on jobs, education and government funding. A 2025 World Economic Forum report found 41% of employers intend to replace workers with AI by 2030....
SIUC research focuses on air traffic controllers’ mental health
Illinois Business Journal
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July 25, 2025
SIU faculty (top photo, from left) Matt Romero, Stephanie Chambers-Baltz and Amy Rutledge and Elliott Benton (bottom photo) are studying air traffic controllers’ mental health with a goal of providing recommendations to improve their mental health...
Cuts to Federal Funding Threaten Clostridioides Difficile Research and Prevention Efforts
Pharmacy Times
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The infections caused by Clostridioides difficile (C difficile) can be painful and difficult to manage, especially for those who get recurrent infections. The bacteria cause diarrhea and colitis, accompanied by severe abdominal pain that could...
Historic cuts to SNAP put 131,000 Oklahomans at risk of losing benefits
Public Radio Tulsa - Oklahoma
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July 24, 2025
President Donald Trump’s budget bill brings stricter rules to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the federal food assistance program, and shifts costs to states, putting an estimated 131,000 Oklahomans at risk of losing food benefits....
Republican Oklahoma schools chief to roll out anti-'woke' test for teachers coming in from blue states
The Advocate
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July 24, 2025
Ryan Walters, the far-right, deeply anti-LGBTQ+ Oklahoma schools superintendent, says the state will give teachers moving in from liberal states a test to assure they won’t teach so-called woke ideology. Keep up with the latest in LGBTQ+ news and...